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14,624 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tirana (Albania), the earthquake in Japan and violence in Beirut. Albania's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 64 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 40
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Albania

19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 9 of Tirana's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Japan

97 of its 391 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

South Korea

92 of its 220 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Seoul accounted for 62 of South Korea's 92 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Latvia

10 of its 20 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 42 of Indonesia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

32 of its 117 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

20 of its 45 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in France (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 Dec. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 14,624 stories about harm among 54,469 counted on 12 Dec.

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Peru's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 54,469 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On 13 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 27 today. Albania stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia52 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Hong Kong51 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Delhi India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Manhattan US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Paris France34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 8,599 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,572 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 914 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 171 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 167 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured977 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations28 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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